Nadal vs Federer - In Game Thread

[Conqueror]

Shari,

We were together on Cibulkova. This time I'm on the Fed. This will probably be the Fed's unofficial send-off grandslam title.

[BennyBigNuts]

Sad that with Novak and Andy out, this isn't the final for two great friends and all around good guys.

Fkn awesome clip there.
Like 2 giggly teenagers in the back of a classroom. lol

Good stuff.
There are no bad boys in Tennis anymore at the top.
Fognini isn't good enough or he could be one.
This is a sport where I can forgive ppl for being friends off the court.

[Seaweed]

I like Nadal here

[brodie]

Another prop maybe worth mentioning....
Total double faults in match over/under 4½
over+105
under-145

my first thought was over... then i looked at fed and nadals previous games (in this tourney) and felt maybe under was the play.... but THEN i saw nadal had 7 double faults HIMSELF last game against dimitrov... could this have something to do with the blisters? maybe hoping for 5 combined double faults at +105 is a better play than nadal ML

im pretty high can someone please tell me what they think?

[shari91]

Pinny offers Rafa 3-1 win (+293) and Rafa win (+505) with a $3000 limit. Splitting your stake at 39% on 3-1 and 61% on 3-2 pays out at +137. Not quite as good a price but the limit makes up for it, if you want to go that route.

Thanks!! Not sure if I'm going to put any more on this match now other than live betting but if I do, I might just do this.

Shari,

We were together on Cibulkova. This time I'm on the Fed. This will probably be the Fed's unofficial send-off grandslam title.

GL Conqueror! Other than the cash lost, I won't be sad at all if Fed wins. I don't think he will but I do think this is one of his last chances for Slam with the way the draw and results worked out for him.

Another prop maybe worth mentioning....
Total double faults in match over/under 4½
over+105
under-145

my first thought was over... then i looked at fed and nadals previous games (in this tourney) and felt maybe under was the play.... but THEN i saw nadal had 7 double faults HIMSELF last game against dimitrov... could this have something to do with the blisters? maybe hoping for 5 combined double faults at +105 is a better play than nadal ML

im pretty high can someone please tell me what they think?

The over is -133 at Sportingbet! I think my success rate is probably 40% with these props so you should probably fade what I like but if the odds were better I'd probably stick a bit on the over.

[yisman]

Fri 1/24		175 R.Nadal total aces ov 4½		+140
3:30AM		176 R.Nadal total aces un 4½		-180
Fri 1/24		177 R.Federer total aces ov 10½		+110
3:30AM		178 R.Federer total aces un 10½		-150
Fri 1/24		179 R.Nadal total double faults ov 3½		+120
3:30AM		180 R.Nadal total double faults un 3½		-160

will play over on all of them

I played over combined double faults before realizing they had Nadal double faults by itself

actually nevermind, I got over 4.5 combined doubles. Not worth it to play over 3.5 for Nadal

[QuangX]

Thanks!! Not sure if I'm going to put any more on this match now other than live betting but if I do, I might just do this.

GL Conqueror! Other than the cash lost, I won't be sad at all if Fed wins. I don't think he will but I do think this is one of his last chances for Slam with the way the draw and results worked out for him.

The over is -133 at Sportingbet! I think my success rate is probably 40% with these props so you should probably fade what I like but if the odds were better I'd probably stick a bit on the over.

How confident are you in Nadal? The Blister thing has me worry, Fed been looking sharp( that coach gave him some good anabolics). Never been a fan of Nadal, This will be my first time watching him? lol

[phillybadboy]

all in.

[brodie]

thanks for the input shari

How confident are you in Nadal? The Blister thing has me worry, Fed been looking sharp( that coach gave him some good anabolics). Never been a fan of Nadal, This will be my first time watching him? lol

that explains why you arent a fan!

[MrHalftime]

Bet Nadal because why the hell not

775/500

Lets go

[shari91]

How confident are you in Nadal? The Blister thing has me worry, Fed been looking sharp( that coach gave him some good anabolics). Never been a fan of Nadal, This will be my first time watching him? lol

I feel pretty good about this bet, especially after watching Roger vs Murray the other night. If Murray had been 100% healthy I strongly believe Fed would've lost with the way he was playing throughout parts of the match. Murray just couldn't fully take advantage of Fed's mistakes and loss of concentration because he hasn't had enough matches under his belt yet. As for the blisters, I'm honestly not worried about them. I'll end up looking like a fool if his hand starts pouring blood and he's hitting balls into the stands but he'll be so jacked full of painkillers and he's had two days to work some magic on them. Like JJ touched on, people have been chasing the blisters theory during his past two matches and that obviously didn't work out well at all. Roger is the best player tennis has ever seen but he's not where he used to be and he does have a tendency to have brain fades at key points against the big guys. If he proves me wrong tonight and finally shakes the Nadal monkey off his back, so be it. Until he finally does though I'm not buying it, blisters or not. BUT I'm not trying to encourage anyone to tail me on this one and I don't have big money on this match so just go with who you think will win!

[shari91]

thanks for the input shari



that explains why you arent a fan!

No problem. I just put a bet in to win $50 on it. At least this way I have something else to cheer for should my Nadal bets go quickly pear shaped

[Seaweed]

I hedged my Nadal bet and took Federer. If Nadal wins I will lose a bit. Do not like Nadal here anymore.

[QuangX]

I feel pretty good about this bet, especially after watching Roger vs Murray the other night. If Murray had been 100% healthy I strongly believe Fed would've lost with the way he was playing throughout parts of the match. Murray just couldn't fully take advantage of Fed's mistakes and loss of concentration because he hasn't had enough matches under his belt yet. As for the blisters, I'm honestly not worried about them. I'll end up looking like a fool if his hand starts pouring blood and he's hitting balls into the stands but he'll be so jacked full of painkillers and he's had two days to work some magic on them. Like JJ touched on, people have been chasing the blisters theory during his past two matches and that obviously didn't work out well at all. Roger is the best player has ever seen but he's not where he used to be and he does have a tendency to have brain fades at key points against the big guys. If he proves me wrong tonight and finally shakes the Nadal monkey off his back, so be it. Until he finally does though I'm not buying it, blisters or not. BUT I'm not trying to encourage anyone to tail me on this one and I don't have big money on this match so just go with who you think will win!

Murray wasn't himself, Only thing that scares me though, Even though Fed was playing with some mistake, the guy didn't look tired one bit. However, Nadal seem to be a very fit and capable person due to his reputation, With your confident, I will play my winning on Stan the Man yesterday, sprinkle with a bit of greed, for 2 units. GL shari ( tennis aussie sharp queen),.

[Seaweed]

I read from a source that Nadal was icing his hand in warm ups.

[TheCentaur]

It's been a weird tourney.

With recent Federer form and the Nadal hand blister whether it is physical or just mental I'm leaning Federer. I know as much about tennis as horse racing though

[brodie]

I read from a source that Nadal was icing his hand in warm ups.

icing a blister i've never done it but it doesnt seem unusual i guess.. is that the sole reason you are going for fed now?

[shari91]

Murray wasn't himself, Only thing that scares me though, Even though Fed was playing with some mistake, the guy didn't look tired one bit. However, Nadal seem to be a very fit and capable person due to his reputation, With your confident, I will play my winning on Stan the Man yesterday, sprinkle with a bit of greed, for 2 units. GL shari ( tennis aussie sharp queen),.

Federer will never look tired. Even at his age now he's the most fit guy on the Tour so if you're ever considering going against him, you have to ignore the fatigue angle. He could probably play 10 sets out there and still look fresh which is pretty scary. But Nadal is also the same. I guarantee you whomever wins it definitely won't be because their opponent is tired or they're in better shape. GL to us on our bets!!

[Seaweed]

Centaur you convinced me

[brodie]

Nadal commits first double fault -140.... that looks like straight CASH

.....someone weigh in again lol

[Seaweed]

icing a blister i've never done it but it doesnt seem unusual i guess.. is that the sole reason you are going for fed now?

No, not the only reason. This game means more for Federer than Nadal. Think about it

[NolaDrewDats]

Nadal's hand looked nasty. I like Federer to win.

[lucullus]

Nadal commits first double fault -140.... that looks like straight CASH

.....someone weigh in again lol

yeah I like that bet for a small amount

[Seaweed]

Fear the Swiss

[BadLuckSanta]

On Federer. Roof is broken. Won't open.

Blister probably won't be reason nadal loses
Federer wins his last grand slam tonight with no joker to face

[TheCentaur]

Federer wins his last grand slam tonight with no joker to face

These are the semifinals

Ur kidding though aren't u

[NolaDrewDats]

On Federer. Roof is broken. Won't open.

Blister probably won't be reason nadal loses
Federer wins his last grand slam tonight with no joker to face

Stan beats either of these two. Get him at +300 to win the tournament while you still can.

[horja1]

Rafael Nadal leads series 24-10

that is impresive ... I like Federer and people talk about him being one of the best ever, maybe even the best tennis player, but still, 24-10 to Nadal ... just wow

[BadLuckSanta]

These are the semifinals

Ur kidding though aren't u

No I mean once he beats nadal the tourney will be his. wawrinka won't be able to beat roger

[shari91]

No, not the only reason. This game means more for Federer than Nadal. Think about it

Nadal is trying to tie Sampras on 14 Slams, equal second only to Roger. Betting on either of these guys because you think one could possibly want another Grand Slam title more than the other - especially these two men in particular - is very silly.

[Seaweed]

Nadal is trying to tie Sampras on 14 Slams, equal second only to Roger. Betting on either of these guys because you think one could possibly want another Grand Slam title more than the other - especially these two men in particular - is very silly.

Roger is nearing the end of his career, won't get many oppurtunities like this. Nadal is 27. He will still have time to break records.

[iifold]

I want Fed straight up for 300 points. First to post up with me gets the action...

[shari91]

I want Fed straight up for 300 points. First to post up with me gets the action...

i'll take it

[iifold]

i'll take it

You got it!

You dont have to post up...

[TheCentaur]

Breaking news...Nadal was reportedly in the training room rubbing a fruit explosion muffin on his blister

Do with that what you will Seaweed